• Louise Y Sun, Amy M Chung, Michael E Farkouh, Sean van Diepen, Jesse Weinberger, Michael Bourke, and Marc Ruel.
• From the Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology (L.Y.S., A.M.C., M.B.) the Division of Cardiac Surgery (M.R.) University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; the School of Epidemiology and Public Health (L.Y.S.) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Cardiovascular Research Program, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (L.Y.S.) Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.E.F.) the Heart and Stroke Richard Lewar Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (M.E.F.) the Department of Critical Care and Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (S.v.D.) the Department of Neurology, The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York (J.W.).
• Anesthesiology. 2018 Sep 1; 129 (3): 440-447.

What We Already Know About This TopicWHAT THIS ARTICLE TELLS US THAT IS NEW: BACKGROUND:: Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity, mortality, and disability in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Identifying modifiable perioperative stroke risk factors may lead to improved patient outcomes. The association between the severity and duration of intraoperative hypotension and postoperative stroke in patients undergoing cardiac surgery was evaluated.MethodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted of adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass at a tertiary center between November 1, 2009, and March 31, 2015. The primary outcome was postoperative ischemic stroke. Intraoperative hypotension was defined as the number of minutes spent within mean arterial pressure bands of less than 55, 55 to 64, and 65 to 74 mmHg before, during, and after cardiopulmonary bypass. The association between stroke and hypotension was examined by using logistic regression with propensity score adjustment.ResultsAmong the 7,457 patients included in this analysis, 111 (1.5%) had a confirmed postoperative diagnosis of stroke. Stroke was strongly associated with sustained mean arterial pressure of less than 64 mmHg during cardiopulmonary bypass (adjusted odds ratio 1.13; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.21 for every 10 min of mean arterial pressure between 55 and 64 mmHg; adjusted odds ratio 1.16; 95% CI, 1.08 to 1.23 for every 10 min of mean arterial pressure less than 55 mmHg). Other factors that were independently associated with stroke were older age, hypertension, combined coronary artery bypass graft/valve surgery, emergent operative status, prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass duration, and postoperative new-onset atrial fibrillation.ConclusionsHypotension is a potentially modifiable risk factor for perioperative stroke. The study's findings suggest that mean arterial pressure may be an important intraoperative therapeutic hemodynamic target to reduce the incidence of stroke in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.

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